Browsing Archive: August, 2009

Jammo’s Chess Puzzle No.3

Posted by Robert Jamieson- www.chesskids.com.au on Thursday, August 6, 2009,
Written by Robert Jamieson on 3rd Aug, 2009

A common method used by chess coaches is to show their students a position and ask them to find the best continuation. In this process it is more important that the students come to understand the method used to solve these problems rather than to actually come up with the correct solution.

Whenever I show a position to my students I ask them to evaluate the position before the jump in and start examining possible moves.

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Chess and the Web

Posted by Daniel- www.chesskids.com.au on Thursday, August 6, 2009,
Written by daniel on 29th Jul, 2009

In my time as a chess coach I’ve had many students ask me about different places they can go on the web to improve or enjoy their chess more.  I have many answers, but today I thought I would take you through some of the more common and well liked websites that my students have agreed are of use to them.  Everybody wants something different from their chess and that’s why there are so many different types of websites out there.  Some of them require ...


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Jammo’s Chess Puzzle No.2

Posted by Robert jamieson- www.chesskids.com.au on Thursday, August 6, 2009,
Written by Robert Jamieson on 28th Jul, 2009

Here is a position where material is even but White has more aggressively placed pieces whereas Black has a much better pawn structure.  The question is which side would you prefer to play.  White or Black?  It’s White to move.

White to Play.  Which side do you prefer?

White to Play. Which side do you prefer?

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If you evaluated the position from a positional perspective it doesn’t matter whether you chose White or Black!   Tactics always t...


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Jammo’s Chess Puzzle No. 1

Posted by Robert Jamieson- www.chesskids.com.au on Thursday, August 6, 2009,
Written by Robert Jamieson on 21st Jul, 2009

In this position Black has just played 1…Re8.   This appears to be a blunder as White can play 2.Bxf7 forking the Queen and the Rook.  Should White take the pawn on f7 or does he perhaps have a better move?

White to Play

White to Play

When you are ready to see the answer

Answer:

Black’s move was not a blunder as it contained a threat that he hoped that White would miss.  2.Bxf7?? losses immediately to 2…Qxf3+ 3.gxf3 Bh3+ 4.Kg1 Re1+ 5.Kf2 Bh4#

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How I Became a Chess IM in 7 Days!

Posted by James Morris- www.chesskids.com.au on Thursday, August 6, 2009,
Written by James Morris on 15th Jul, 2009

I remember how it all started. Mum took me to an RJ Shield chess tournament one Sunday afternoon when I was 8 years old. I scored only 2 points! Look how far I’ve progressed…

The Oceania Zonal is a very strong chess tournament held every 2 years. The best players from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea are vying win the event. The winner qualifies to the World Interzonal, which is in turn a qualifier for the World Championshi...


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